Treat bicycles as strictly as cars to make roads safe

There is a territorial tussle taking place on Britain’s roads as drivers and cyclists vie for space on our crowded highways. Each maintains they have the greater right.

Drivers often see the biker as an irritant, while those using pedal power often claim the moral high ground (it is a healthier and more environmental way to travel). Both have an equal right to the road, but it is time that equality extended to the legislation that covers traffic laws.

At the moment cyclists can commit road traffic offences with impunity. And since bikers often wear helmets and shaded cycling glasses, they are difficult to identify and can weave quickly away through traffic. So how are they supposed to be apprehended? Only this week a pedestrian